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US 11,592,846 · App. 17/523,390 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

System and method for autonomous flight control with mode selection for an electric aircraft

Inventor: Herman Wiegman (South Burlington, VT)
Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,592,846
App. No.
17/523,390
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method for autonomous flight control with mode selection an electric aircraft is illustrated. The system comprises an altitude-related sensor and a computing device. The altitude-related sensor is coupled to the electric aircraft and is configured to detect an altitude value. The computing device is communicatively connected to the altitude-related sensor and is configured to receive the altitude value from the altitude-related sensor, to determine a flight mode as a function of the altitude value and an altitude threshold, to determine an aircraft adjustment as a function of a determine flight mode, and to generate an autonomous function configured to enact the determined flight mode and an aircraft adjustment automatically.

Claims (30)

1. A system for autonomous flight control with mode selection, the system comprising:

an altitude-related sensor coupled to an electric aircraft, wherein the altitude-related sensor is configured to detect an altitude value, and wherein the altitude-related sensor is a ground detection sensor; and

a computing device communicatively connected to the altitude-related sensor, wherein the computing device is configured to:

receive the altitude value from the altitude-related sensor;

determine a flight mode for the electric aircraft as a function of the altitude value and an altitude threshold, wherein the flight mode comprises a closed loop mode, wherein the flight mode further comprises an open loop mode that is determined based on a first range of altitudes;

determine an aircraft flight adjustment action as a function of the closed loop mode; and

generate an autonomous function, as a function of the altitude value, configured to perform autonomous flight of the electric aircraft.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the closed loop mode is determined based on a second range of altitudes.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to provide instructions for performing an autonomous movement.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the aircraft adjustment further comprises:

identifying a flight deviation; and

determining the aircraft adjustment as a function of the flight deviation and the determined flight mode.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein identifying the flight deviation further comprises:

receiving a flight plan; and

identifying the flight deviation as a function of the flight plan.

6. A method for autonomous flight control with multiple modes in an electric aircraft, the method comprising:

coupling an altitude-related sensor to the electric aircraft, wherein the altitude-related sensor is configured to detect an altitude value, and wherein the altitude-related sensor is a ground detection sensor;

communicatively connecting a computing device to the altitude-related sensor;

receiving, at the computing device, the altitude value from the altitude-related sensor;

determining, at the computing device, a flight mode for the electric aircraft as a function of the altitude value and an altitude threshold, wherein the flight mode comprises a closed loop mode, wherein the flight mode further comprises an open loop mode that is determined based on a first range of altitudes;

determining, at the computing device, an aircraft flight adjustment action as a function of the closed loop mode; and

generating, at the computing device, an autonomous function, as a function of the altitude value, configured to perform autonomous flight of the electric aircraft.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the closed loop mode is determined based on a second range of altitudes.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the computing device is further configured to provide instructions for performing an autonomous movement.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein determining the aircraft adjustment further comprises:

identifying a flight deviation; and

determining the aircraft adjustment as a function of the flight deviation and the determined flight mode using a modification machine-learning model.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein identifying the flight deviation further comprises:

receiving a flight plan; and

identifying the flight deviation as a function of the flight plan.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: WIEGMAN, HERMAN
To: BETA AIR, LLC
Reel/Frame 058436/0506 →
Cited By (1)
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